Jungle owlet

Jungle owlet
Jungle owlet in Mangaon, Maharashtra
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Glaucidium
Species:
G. radiatum
Binomial name
Glaucidium radiatum
(Tickell, 1833)[2]
Range of G. radiatum
  Extant, resident
Synonyms

Taenioglaux radiatum

The jungle owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) or barred jungle owlet is native to the Indian Subcontinent. The species is often found singly, in pairs or small groups, and they are usually detected by their calls at dawn and dusk. There are two subspecies, with that found in the Western Ghats sometimes considered a full species.

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Glaucidium radiatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689283A93225315. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ Tickell, S.R. (1833). "Untitled". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 2: 572. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-12-20.